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Added Java files from Maxine project.
author Thomas Wuerthinger <thomas.wuerthinger@oracle.com>
date Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:59:18 +0100
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1 /*
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23 package com.sun.cri.ri;
24
25
26 import com.sun.cri.ci.*;
27
28 /**
29 * Represents a reference to a field, including both resolved and unresolved fields. Fields, like methods and types, are
30 * resolved through {@link RiConstantPool constant pools}, and their actual implementation is provided by the
31 * {@link RiRuntime runtime} to the compiler.
32 */
33 public interface RiField {
34 /**
35 * Gets the name of this field as a string.
36 * @return the name of this field
37 */
38 String name();
39
40 /**
41 * Gets the type of this field as a compiler-runtime interface type.
42 * @return the type of this field
43 */
44 RiType type();
45
46 /**
47 * Gets the kind of this field.
48 * @param architecture When true, the architecture-specific kind used for emitting machine code is returned.
49 * When false, the kind according to the Java specification is returned.
50 * @return the kind
51 */
52 CiKind kind(boolean architecture);
53
54 /**
55 * Gets the holder of this field as a compiler-runtime interface type.
56 * @return the holder of this field
57 */
58 RiType holder();
59 }